ծերուն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ծերուն (cerun); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ծերուն (cerun) (superlative ամենածերուն)

  1. old, aged

Declension

Noun

ծերուն (cerun)

  1. old man

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts. Synchronically can be analyzed as ծեր (cer) + -ուն (-un).

Adjective

ծերուն (cerun)

  1. old

Descendants

References

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ծերօն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 339
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